Multifunctional wine glass

ABSTRACT

A multifunctional wine glass includes a glass body, a glass stem, a glass base connecting seat, and a glass base. The glass body has a glass body connecting seat on one end thereof. The glass stem has one end movably connected with the glass body connecting seat. The glass base connecting seat has a first and a second connecting ends, and the first connecting end is movably connected with another end of the glass stem. The glass base has an arc face and a flat face disposed on two opposite sides thereof. The glass base has a connecting bore movably connected with the second connecting end. With the connecting bore, the glass base is selectively disposed in an arrangement for the arc face or the flat face to face the glass body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to wine glasses, and more particularly, toa multifunctional wine glass containing multiple combination forms forfacilitating different functions.

2. Description of the Related Art

Wine glass is one of the most important utensils for drinking. Differentwine glasses are needed for drinking different type of wines, such asgoblets and stemless wine glasses, or champagne glasses, standard wineglasses, and Burgundy glasses having different shape of glass bodies.

Furthermore, before drinking red wine, a step of “decanting” is usuallycarried out, which means making the wine contact with the air to causeoxidation of the wine. One of the effects of decanting is to reduce theastringency sensation of tannins, whereby the taste of the wine becomesmore smooth and softer, and the aroma of the wine is spread more evenly.

The motion of “wine glass shaking” is a common way of decanting thewine. The standard way of wine glass shaking is to firstly place thewine glass on the table, and then hold the glass stem with the thumb andforefinger, so as to shake the wine glass by circling it on the table.However, for an unskilled novice of drinking, the wine is often spilledout during the decanting process. Therefore, a wine glass for the userto easily shake for decanting the wine is desirable.

Also, general wine glasses are integrally formed of glass material,which require extra protection and safe storage for facilitating theportability and mobility thereof. Therefore, a considerable volume forcarriage is needed, so that design facilitating the portability andmobility of the wine glass is desirable as well.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To improve the issues above, a multifunctional wine glass is disclosed,which is allowed to be assembled into different forms according to thedemand of the user for selective usage of wine glasses with long orshort length of the glass stem. Also, the multifunctional wine glassfacilitates the glass shaking process for decanting the wine and iseasily disassembled for facilitating the portability and mobility.

For achieving the aforementioned objectives, a multifunctional wineglass in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention isprovided, comprising: a glass body having a containing space, with aglass opening formed on one end and a glass body connecting seatdisposed on another end of the glass body; a glass stem formed in a rodshape, the glass stem having one end movably connected with the glassbody connecting seat; a glass base connecting seat having a firstconnecting end and a second connecting end, the first connecting endmovably connected with another end of the body stem in opposite to theend connected with the glass body connecting seat; and a glass basehaving an arc face and a flat face disposed on two opposite sidesthereof, the glass base comprising a connecting bore to which the secondconnecting end is movably connected. With the connecting bore, the glassbase is selectively disposed for the arc face or the flat face to facethe glass body.

Regarding the multifunctional wine glass of the present invention, whenthe glass body, the glass body connecting seat, the glass stem, and theglass base connecting seat are orderly combined, with the flat face ofthe glass base facing the glass body and the arc face contacting a planesuch as a tabletop, the user is allowed to shake the wine glass throughthe arc face for decanting wine. Alternatively, when the arc face isarranged to face the glass body, the present invention serves as anordinary goblet, such that the flat face of the glass base contacts thetabletop to steadily stand thereon. Also, the user is able to orderlycombine the glass body, the glass body connecting seat, the glass baseconnecting seat, and the glass base, such that the present inventionserves as a stemless wine glass.

Furthermore, when the present invention is to be stored, the glass bodyconnecting seat and the glass stem are able to be disassembled, so thatthe glass body is reversely placed on the glass base, with the glassstem and the glass base connecting seat placed into the containing spacefor significantly reducing the storage volume, wherein the glass bodyprovides protection to the fragile glass stem.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the multifunctional wine glass inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the multifunctional wine glass inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plane view of the multifunctional wine glass in accordancewith an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plane view of the multifunctional wine glass in accordancewith another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating another embodiment of themultifunctional wine glass carrying out the shaking motion for winedecanting.

FIG. 6 is a plane view of the multifunctional wine glass in accordancewith still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the multifunctional wine glass in astorage status.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The aforementioned and further advantages and features of the presentinvention will be understood by reference to the description of thepreferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherethe components are illustrated based on a proportion for explanation butnot subject to the actual component proportion.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , a multifunctional wine glass inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a glassbody 10, a glass stem 20, a glass base connecting seat 30, and a glassbase 40.

The glass body 10 comprises a containing space 11. One end of the glassbody 10 is formed with a glass opening 12 in communication with thecontaining space 11. Another end of the glass body 10 is provided with aglass body connecting seat 13, and the glass body connecting seat 13concavely comprises a combining bore 14. Therein, the glass bodyconnecting seat 13 and the glass body 10 are allowed to be integrallyformed or respectively formed and then combined or attached.

The glass stem 20 is formed in a rod shape and comprises a combining end21 on one end thereof corresponding to the combining bore 14, so as tobe movably connected with the glass body connecting seat 13. Therein,the combining bore 14 is allowed to be a thread bore, and the combiningend 21 comprises a corresponding thread. Alternatively, in otherembodiments, the combining end 21 is allowed to be a bolt for beingmovably combined with the combining bore 14. Also, the glass stem 20comprises a fixing bore 22 concavely formed on another end in oppositeto the combining end 21.

The glass base connecting seat 30 comprises a first connecting end 31and a second connecting end 32. The first connecting end 31 is movablyconnected with the fixing bore 22 of the glass stem 20. Therein, thefixing bore 22 is a thread bore, and the first connecting end 31comprises a corresponding thread. Alternatively, in other embodiments,the first connecting end 31 is a bolt for being movably connected withthe fixing bore 22.

The glass base 40 comprises an arc face 41 and a flat face 42, whereinthe arc face 41 and the flat face 42 are disposed on two opposite sidesof the glass base 40. The glass base 40 comprises a connecting bore 43movably connected with the second connecting end 32. With the connectingbore 43, the glass base 40 is selectively disposed in an arrangement forthe arc face 41 to face the glass body 10 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) or forthe flat face 42 to face the glass body 10 (as shown in FIG. 4 ).Therein, the connecting bore 43 is a thread bore, and the secondconnecting end 32 comprises a corresponding thread. Alternatively, inother embodiments, the second connecting end 32 is a bolt for beingmovably connected with the connecting bore 43.

Further the glass body 10, the glass stem 20, and the glass base 40 areallowed to be formed of at least one material of glass, metal, jade,resin, wood, and ceramics.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in use of the present invention, the glass body10, the glass body connecting seat 13, the glass stem 20, and the glassbase connecting seat 30 are orderly combined, and the glass base 40 isdisposed in an arrangement in which the arc face 41 faces the glass body10, whereby the flat face 42 of the glass base 40 is able to be placedon, for example, a tabletop, such that the present invention serves asan ordinary goblet.

Referring to FIG. 4 , alternatively, the glass base 40 is disposed in anarrangement in which the flat face 42 faces the glass body 10, wherebythe arc face 41 of the glass base 40 contacts the tabletop. When thepresent invention is placed on the tabletop, the user is able to holdthe glass stem 20 or press the glass base 40 with a palm, so as toimpose a light force on the glass base 40 and circle the glass base 40on the tabletop through the arc face 41 (as shown by FIG. 5 ) to shakethe wine glass for decanting the wine therein easily.

Also, referring to FIG. 6 , the glass body 10, the glass body connectingseat 13, the glass base connecting seat 30, and the glass base 40 areorderly combined, wherein the first connecting end 31 of the glass baseconnecting seat 30 is movably connected with the combining bore 14 ofthe glass body connecting seat 13, such that the present inventionserves as a stemless wine glass.

Further, referring to FIG. 7 , when the present invention is to bestored, the glass body connecting seat 13 and the glass stem 20 aredisassembled, so that the glass body 10 is reversely placed on the glassbase 40, wherein the glass stem 20 and the glass base connecting seat 30are placed into the containing space 11 from the glass opening 12.Therefore, the overall storage volume of the present invention issignificantly reduced, and the glass body 10 provides protection to thefragile glass stem 20.

Furthermore, the glass body 10 of the present invention is allowed to beformed into differently shaped bowls according to actual demands, suchas a Burgundy wine glass with a larger belly and a gradually taperingglass opening 12, a Bordeaux wine glass which is deeper than theBurgundy wine glass and having a narrower bowl, a white wine glass witha vertical and U-shaped bowl, or a champagne glass with a slim glassbody 10, a tapering glass opening 12, and a bowl having a straight wall,etc. Also, different components of the present invention, such as theglass body 10, the glass stem 20, and the glass base 40, are allowed tobe formed of different materials such as glass, metal, jade, resin, woodor ceramics. The combination of manufacturing materials not onlyimproves the utility of the present invention, but also producesdifferent visual effects, facilitating a wine tasting process full oftaste and visual sensory enjoyment.

Although particular embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed in detail for purposes of illustration, various modificationsand enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to belimited except as by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A multifunctional wine glass, comprising: a glassbody having a containing space, with a glass opening formed on one endand a glass body connecting seat disposed on another end of the glassbody; a glass stem formed in a rod shape, the glass stem having one endmovably connected with the glass body connecting seat; a glass baseconnecting seat having a first connecting end and a second connectingend, the first connecting end movably connected with another end of thebody stem in opposite to the end connected with the glass bodyconnecting seat; and a glass base having an arc face and a flat facedisposed on two opposite sides thereof, the glass base comprising aconnecting bore to which the second connecting end is movably connected;the glass base being selectively disposed in an arrangement for the arcface or the flat face to face the glass body.
 2. The multifunctionalwine glass of claim 1, wherein the glass body connecting seat concavelycomprises a combining bore, and the glass stem comprises a correspondingcombining end, such that the glass body connecting seat is movablyconnected with the glass stem.
 3. The multifunctional wine glass ofclaim 2, wherein the combining bore is a thread bore, and the combiningend comprises a corresponding thread.
 4. The multifunctional wine glassof claim 2, wherein the combining end is a bolt to be movably connectedwith the combining bore.
 5. The multifunctional wine glass of claim 2,wherein the glass stem comprises a fixing bore concavely disposed onanother end of the glass stem in opposite to the combining end, suchthat the fixing bore is movably connected with the first connecting end.6. The multifunctional wine glass of claim 5, wherein the fixing bore isa thread bore, and the first connecting end comprises a correspondingthread.
 7. The multifunctional wine glass of claim 5, wherein the firstconnecting end is a bolt to be movably connected with the fixing bore.8. The multifunctional wine glass of claim 1, wherein the connectingbore is a thread bore, and the second connecting end comprises acorresponding thread.
 9. The multifunctional wine glass of claim 1,wherein the second connecting end is a bolt to be movably connected withthe connecting bore.
 10. The multifunctional wine glass of claim 1,wherein the glass body, the glass stem, and the glass base are formed ofat least one material selected from a group consisting of glass, metal,jade, resin, wood, and ceramics.